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New Ulm weekly review., 1887-09-14

The eastern papers say that this
has been a red letter year for summer
resorts of all sorts, it is probably that
there never were so many people of
on vacations as this year. This is
largely attributable Of course, to the
very hot weather OF the early season,
which drove people osthe lakes and
INTO the country, and up into the
mountains, and send great wave oil
humanity, across the country to the
sea, seeking some relief from the dread.
ful heat. It has been the same story
everywhere, even in Che ,humblest: and
least known resorts, .hotels crowded
and ,accommoda strained to, the
utmost. The large namber of West
ern people who have lied themselves
to the Atlantic coast lis ,a.no oticeable
feature ,this year. Many have been
drawn sthither by old associations
and aemories. and many others by a
desire to-escape the disc0mfort,of the
Western plains.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-09-14
Senator lngalls Of Kansas is "a .well.

Senator lngalls OF Kansas i is "a well.
known opponent OF woman suffrage.
In a late<artielo from his pen, pub.
lished in an-aastern magazine henakes
q puzzling point for the woman suf.
fragists, the indifference with which
the sex in Massac achusetts, for example,
has treated the privilege accorded by
the school suffrage law of 1879.
There are 347 cities and towns in the
state. From the time when the meas
ure was passed until last year, inclu-
sive. not a woman registered in ITO
of them. No woman has ever voted
in 200 Of them. In 1856 only one
woman in 254 ofthose legble to vote
under thenew law Improved the op-
portunity to 60 to the polls. Wellmay
an opponent of the innovation, like
Senator Ingalls,, hold that SO long as
women generally have SO little inter.
est in the proposed reform will the ag-
itation Of the question bring forth in.
elective results and disappointments,
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-09-14
Dockage of Wheat on Account OF Dirt.

A dispatch from Duluth says: Railroad
Commissioners Austin, Gibbs and Brecker,
Secretary Warner, OF the commission. and
Chief Inspector James paid visit to Du-
luth. Their chief object WAS in connection
with the complaints about the dockage
here for dirt. They visited the elevators
and made thorough investigation, and
express themselves as perfectly satisfied
that the Inspectors here are doing
justice to all. A practical test was made
that was certainly convincing. O. e.
Jones. commission man, received car OF
wheat, Car No. 3646, st. Paul, Minneapo-
lis & Manitoba road, which Inspector She
ly marked to be docked six pounds per
bushel for cleanings. Mr.. Jones declared
that dockage was simply outrageous and
thought two and II half OR three pounds
Sufficient. Thereupon Mr.. Shelly propos-
ed IL test before the commissioners. This
was agreed to, and the test was made at
at Elevator D recently. Before the
first cleaning the car weighed &c.
600 pounds and afterwards 1880
showing a shrinkage OF 3, 800 pounds. On
the second cleaning the shrinkage was
$50 pounds, and the third 16O, total
OF 4, $50 pounds. The weight OF the SCREEN
ings removed after the third cleaning was
3, 4O4 pounds. and of dirt carried away
S46. The shrinkage from the three clean
ings was about 7B pounds to the bushel,
and the wheat required several more, but
the commissioners said they did not care
to see any more, that was enough. Out of
one car OF wheat from the Northern Pacf-
ic, containing 712 bushels, 237h bushels
of dirt was taken out.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-09-14
Another Awful Theatrical Holocaust.

THE Royal Theatre of Exeter England,
took fire on the evening OF the 5th during a
performance OF "Romany Rye" The oc-
cupants OF the pit after an awful struggle
escaped, but many OF them were greatly
injured. There was only one exit from the
gallery, and the crush there was terrific.
Scores were trodden under foot and suffo-
Gated. A fire escape was brought to a
window, and many inside were rescued.
Sixty corpses have been removed.
The injured survivors were sent to q hos
pital. The mortality is estimated at one
hundred. The fire originated in the flies
and spread rapidly, filling the theatre
with dense smoke. Tae occupants OF the
upper circle and gallery rushed to the win
dows, screaming fran ntically. Many jumped
from the windows and were injured. 9th
ers were rescued by the aid of ladders
from the verandas. The fire blazed fierce.
ly, lighting up the whole city.
There were several thrilling rescues. The
majority of the victims were men and
boys. About thirty women were burned.
iWhen.the fire started the drop scene was
lowered to prevent a draught. Some OF
the actors opened door to escape, caus-
ing the FIRE to burst through the drop scene
and to- ignite the gallery. The flames over
took the people who were wedged in an
immovable mass and roasted them to
death. Many who were rescued alive died
soon after;being brought out Of the burn.
ing building.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-09-14

! Now that the ridiculous Colorado
Indian war is over, the sheriff and his
cowboy posse are making a vigorous
effort to prove that their movements
were attended with horrible bloodshed
and loss OF life, and they assert tn at
from five to fifteen redskins perished
under the 'tgalling fire. which we are
assured by correspondent was pour.
ed in upon them. The Indians say
that they lost only one, and that was
a child who perished from the well-di
'rected- kick of horse.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-09-14

Some of the religious papers join in
comm manding Mr.. Surgeons recent
exhortation to make short sermons,
The tendency of ministers as they
grow older to lengthen their discours.
es is the special subject OF the London
preachers condemnation. A young
man who preached more than an
hour before a Virginia association is
made to serve as an example of an
early eagerness to be overlong in dis
course. The secular papers have long
been harping upon the same subject,
and that the religious papers have
taken hold OF it, reform may come
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-09-14
WARM TRIBUTE TO AMERICA.
Mr.. Gladstone, Declines an Invitation to the
Philadelphia Centennial, and Extols heAmeri.
/.


Mr.. Gladstone, Declines an Invitation to the
Philadelphia Centennial, and Extols the Ameri.
can Constitution.
Mr.. Gladstone made reply, and assured
the committee OF the great honor he felt
in receiving an invitation to the celebra-
ton of the centenary Of of<America's consti-
tuition. His letter continues:
The attraction OF the invitation is
enhanced to me by the circumstance
that i have always regarded that
constitution as the nest remark
able known to the modern times to have
been produced by human intellect at a.
single stroke. SO to speak, in its applica-
ton TO political affairs. The invitation
is accompanied by every accessory that
even American hospitality could devise.
Had / real option in the case / could not
but accept but the limitation Of my
strength and time, and the incessant pres
sure OF engagements make m too well
aware that have none So fa las i can
see the whole small residue of activity at
my command will be dedicated to the
great work at home. / regard the Irish
question as the most urgent and most full
Of promise of beneficial results to nv
country that II have ever been engaged in.
ought perhaps to add that viewing the
jealonsies prevalent in England it's doubt
iui WHetn Iney nighI not he stimulated
were to accept the distinction you offer
me. which is no Less signal than undesery-
ed. The first of these reasons, however,
compels me to decline the most fattering
proposals. have ever received. shall
watch with profound interest the proceed
ings of your celebration, when
you shall look back upon q century of ma
tionai advancement that is without q par
ailsl in history and lonk forward 20 its
probable continuanca upon a still larger
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-09-14
Timber Culture Entries.

Washington, Special Telegram, Sep. g.
The secretary OF the interior to-day render
ed the following decision:
Aug. 1, 1884. James Spencer presented
timber culture application for quarter
section IA, township 3, range 22, Kerwin
(Kan.) land district, Offering at the same
time the usual fees and commissions. The
because the survey shows timber on the
section. By the decision OF May 8,
1886, your office affirmed the re-
lection. An appeal brings the case here.
1t is shown by the record that three
forties OF this section are entirely devoid
OF timber. On the northwest quarter is a
ravine where there is timber scattered over
about one acre and distributed as follows:
From actual cyunt there are fifty scrubby
elm and cottonwood trees in said section,
averaging,about twenty inches in diane
inches, and twelve that will average about
eight inches. The tallest of said trees is
not over fifty feet high. The timber cul.
ture law requires the eItryman before
making entry to make an affidavit, among
other things, that the section specif-
ed is composed OF prairie lands, en-
tirely devoid OF timber. Under the law
this section cannot be considered devoid
OF timber. l am aware that under former
rulings OF this department the application
Of Spencer could have been allowed. In
the case OF Blenkner VS.. Sloggy, the entry
was allowed, although there were on the sec
tion 800 trees OF natural growth, varying in
diameter from eight inches to two feet,
scattered over from five to eight acres.
The rule in Benkner VS.. Sloggy was fol
lowed in the subsequent cases of Bax vs..
Hulsteen; the latter case of Bartch VS..
Kennedy, adhered to on review March
80, 1885, and others. do not. however,
consider the former ruling in harmony with
the statute and must decline to follow it.
The case OF Blenkner VS.. Sloggy and others,
following the rule therin, in so far as they
conflict with the views herein stated, are
overruled. The decision appealed from is
affirmed,
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-09-14

The statistics of Immigration at
Castle Garden N ew York for August
show that 27,265 immigrants were
landed, as against 1926 in August,
1886. This is an increase OF 1899
for the month. The total immigra,
t1on this year to date is 267,764,
being an increase OF 6,937 over the
same period Of last year. Total i'm
migration in 1886 at theport OF New
York was 30O,91S, so that this yea,
will probably beat it by at least
100000.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-09-14
CONDENSED NEWS.
Action Of the German catholics in Chic,ro.

u
At the third day s session OF the German
Catholic Central Verein Alfred Steckel OF
Milwaukee offered resolution that the YER
sin send $500 to the pope as a jubilee gift,
the same to be sent at once adopted the
resolution denouncing the knights of La
Dor was reported back unfavorably. The
report of the committee killing the obnox-
ious resolution was adopted unanimo usly.
After expressing congratulations to the
pope and approval OF his demand to have
his temporal sovereignty restored, the res.
Olution read:
Being German Catholics in America, we
connect the attachment to the holy chu1 Oh
and the attachment to our adopted father
land with the appreciation OF German
ideas. We therefore tell our wisest and
highest shepherd as well as our American
born fellow citizens that we simply
by clinging to our German mother
tongue and to our good national habits,
are able to fulfill our duties to both OF you
that is, to be good Catholics and good
American citizens. Based on the principle
warranted by experience. TO whom the
school belongs, belongs the FUTURE We
express our most hearty approval to oul
German Catholic priests for their success.
lul efforts to preserve and nurse the true
religion and the German language by the
founding and maintenance OF parish
schools. We also request the clergy
and the people to continue ir
the comm on development and perfection
OF a school system that affords the com
bination OF spiritual cultivation and relig
ious moral education, the only sure guar
antee OF good education OF our youth
Considering the labor question, we woulc
like to advise German Catholic worlzmen-
not thinking that we have found a real
remedy against this social illness-to re
duce this subject from the heights OF 8
worlds question, where agitation hat
brought it, back again to the circle O
national and Christian apprehension
to have confidence in themselves
that their sound common sense, together
with the religious, moral principles OF the
Catholic church, will find the remedy thai
will be according to timely and local cir
cumstances. We ask all Christi employ
ers to take care oftheir workmen and to try
to advance their financial and moral wei
fare with all their might, for only by sensi
BILE and Christian holding together the in
terest OF both employer and workmen car
be advanced. We beg the German Catho
lies OF America to be firm in their flially
surrendered confidence to their priests, t.
be in perfect harmony with them, and ir
loving obedience to their orders.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-09-14

At Yankton, OAK. the shops, storehouse
and all the machinery OF the Chicago, Mil
waukee & ST. Paul railroad burned Two
locomotives we're badly injured The
roundhouse was all that was saved. The
loss is abont 100000, as estimated by the
master mechanic.
Fire destroyed the Roaring Springs, Pa,
blank book factory building and wareroom
Nth all the machinery, stocks. books, and
IA large quantity of paper; also. a wagon
inanufactory. Loss about S35, 900; in
surance, -s12, OOO
At Baltimore, John Thomas Ross {col-
ored) was hanged. On Dec. TO- 1886, he
murdered Emily Brown. an aged woman,
in order to sell the body To a medical coll
lege for SIS.
Thomas G. Jones, colonel OF the Second
Alabama regiment, mas forwarded to the
governor OF Connecticut the battle flag OF
the Sixteenth Connecticut volunteers It
was captured at Plymouth, n C.. in April.
1864. by u member of the Montgomery
True Blues. In his letter the colonel say 8
the flag is returned because OF the indispo-
sition TO retain7a menento OF the triumph
OF brethren over brethren.
Mitehelltown, Ireland, where the case
81 the government against William o. 'Brirn
lDder the coercion act was to have been
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-09-14

An English statesman asserts that
not only do married men live longer
than bachelors but that thelatter are
more criminal. He says that there
are 80 criminals among every 1000
bachelors, while among married men
the ratio is only 18. This is but a
repetition of well es tablished facts.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-09-14

be enabled, by the help of the Almighty,
to worthily meet the accumulation Of high
duties and responsibilities proportioned
to ever growing power will be, I am conf
dent, .he prayer OF your kinsmen here, who
hope, nay, believe, that the moral rela-
tions between several portions OF our race
arc wisely destined to acquire increasing
harmony and closeness.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-09-14

B. Messrs. Flood and Mackay lost in
the late wheat corner at San Francis
GO over eight millions OF dollars. As
these parties were able to make good
their contracts, a panic was partly
avoided, and hundreds OF people were
saved from bankruptcy and ruin.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-09-14
Omaha Land Orcer Suspended.

The following telegram was recently sent
by acting Commissi oner Stockslager to the
register and receivers OF the land offices at
Eau Claire and Ashland, Wis.
As the right OF the Chicago, st. Paul
Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad company
to indemnity lands will soon be adjusted
by direction OF the acting secretary OF the
interior, you will suspend restorat tion
OF said lands until further order. This
will apply both to the main line and Bag.
field branch. Instructions by mail.
Mr.. Stocklager said that he had issued
this order at the direction OF the secretary
OF the interior, and did notknow the on
for it's issue. Acting Secretary MuIdrow
said:
You know that the indemnity belt along
the main line from Hudson to Superior
was excluded from the order affecting the
Omaha's lands, leaving only these lands
along the Bayfield, branch affected by the
order. Inasmuch as the matter Of selec-
tion for the main line is now before the
secretary and will be decided in a few days,
| thought it best to allow the statu quo to
remain until the order covered the whole
llne Another reason for itwas the intense
excitement prevailing along the bayfield,
branch, where an entire misconception OF
our purposes seemed to exist. There have
been a great many different theories set on
foot about these lands, all OF which are
wrong. We thought best under all the cir
cumstances, therefore, to let these lands
remain as they are.
Another Phase Of the Car Company Business.
A bill has been filed in the United States
district court at st. Paul by H. A.
Senator D. NJ. Sabin and Joseph c..
O'Gorman, the former president and audi.
tor and treasurer respectively OF the North
western Manufacturing and Car company.
Crookedness is alleged on the part OF both
Sabin and O'Gorlnan. ani tits claimed that
the 81, 10000 assets OF Seymour Sabin
d Co., supposed to be the basis OF the COM
mon stock, had little or no real value
When organized the car company had
about $4,000 900 assets with very
little liabilities, and it is claimed
that about 100000 worth OF Sey-
mour, Sabin & Co.'s assets were never
transferred to the company. The papers
further state that at various times Sal
and O'Gorman used the credit and money
OF the car company to help the firm OF
Seymour. Sabin & Co., and that these
transactions were unrecorded and were
kept secret; that eleven days before the
failure there was on the car companys
book q credit to Seymour, Sabin & Co.
OF $4,000, that the day after
there was q debt OF S4S5,-
600, aud ten days after the firm stood in
debted to the company in 81, 500, OOO;that
Sabin ordered O'Gorman to make false en-
tries OF profit amounting to $500, 1O19s,
when the real profit was only S22, 1000.
The paper concludes by praying that the
Judges in equity will compel Sabin and
OGorman TO account for the car companys
transactions, in order that the RESPONSE.
bility may be fixed.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-09-14
Failed for Two Millions.

The failure OF E. s. Wheeler & Co., OF New
Haven, Conn.,, importers OF bar iron, steel,
tin, etc. with branch houses in New York
Liverpool, Baltimore and Chicago. and the
New Haven Wire company, OF which E. s..
Wheeler,is president, was announced and
created a decided sensation in business
circles.
Appointment banker, who is pretty well
posted as to the firms standing, puts the
amount OF the failuse in the neighborhood
at 81. 00O,0 900. Others are not inclined to
estimate quite so heavy. All agree that
it will be far-reaching, and will involve 3
large mum Der OF banks and business houses
here and elsewhere All of the local banks
are said Go have disceanted Wheeler &
Co.'S paper quite heavily. as have also a
mum ber of New York hanks.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-09-14
Sharp Shots OF the ARMY.

The departments OF the Platte, OF Texas,
Dakota and Missouri were represented by
teams OF twelve men each at Bellevue Unit
ed States rifle range, ten miles south OF
Omaha, Neb- Three days were given to
preliminary practice and four to compe-
titions in known distance, range and skir-
mish practice. Gold medals were awarded
and presented by Gen. Crook. in the alb
sence OF Gen. Terry, to Corporal
Peterson, Sergeant Palmer Sergeant
Mitchell Gor both known distance and
skirmish(, Private Feeney, Lieut.. Nal.
colin, Sergeant Unger, Sergeant Crow, Ser
geant Wood, Sergeant Randall, Corporal
Kelly, and Private Miller. OF these for
tunate markslnen the following were from
the department OF Dakota:
Sergeant Mitchell. Third infantry Fort
Missonla, Mont; Private Feeney, Fifth in
iantry, Fort Keogh, Mon; Sergeant Pal
mer, Third infantry, Fort Custer, Mont;
Sergeant Uneer, Fifth infantry. Fort Tot
ten, Dak.; Sergeant Woods. Twentieth in
fantry, Fort Assinaboine. Mont; Sergeant
Grow, Twentieth infantry, Fort Assina-
boine, Mont.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-09-14

position.
Hanson & Wormald's woolen mills at
Dusbury, England, have been destroyed by
fire, causing d loss OF $4,000
William N. Cromwell. assignee for Henry
s. Ives & Co., made his report to the SUI
perior court at New York. The liabilities
are Sl7. .666. l6;nominal assets. $751;
664, 26S. 81, and actual assets, s$1l. .122,
O16.76. Secured creditors on loan ac-
count amount to S5.402. 241.21. Secured
creditors, bills pay able, are $1.673. S2O.-
80. The liabilities on stock loaned
amount to 81, ,O1O, 900. The amount 10
unsecured creditors is 50, $50, ,116.35.
The Cleveland Driving Park company
has completed arrangements for race be
tween Patron and Clingstone for $4,000.
Sawyer stated that Kirk D. Pierce, a
nephew OF the late President Pierce, had
offered him a bribe of S5, 600 to make a
speech in favor OF the pending Boston &
Maine railroad bill. Pierce declared the
charges untrue.
President and Mrs. Cleveland received the
members of the medical congress, with
their wives and lady friends. at the White
House recently The number of the
received was not less than 5. 900.
The following telegram has been received
a0 the war department. from Gen. Terry:
Gen. Crook telegxap phed from Ra Wins, Wyo.
on the third inst. acknowledging receipt 81
telegram from sthaEe headquarters which
conveyed to him instr ructions Of the actin,
secretary ofwar regAA ling removal OF un
authorized persons on Dintah and Ouray
reserva lions. He reports necesaary actor
taken. The Utes are all on the reservation
and every thing il quiet.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-02

The continued case of William Jackson
CHARGED with stealing bed and looking
olas. from Mary Jane Thomas was iried
Yesterday. From the evidence Mary
Jane. it appears. lost bed sometime last
winter and Wednesday saw one al MT.
George w. Mayo's auction house, Whlch
She thought was hers and which Nilllam
Jackson at the instance of William ii.
Beveridre. counsel for some seventeenth
street negroe-. took them for sale. Jack
son was discharged.
George Banks. a colored boy, was ar
raiqned. charged with running over ana
hadlv hurting John Collin West and John
Nelson. Ii seems that Banks was driy-
inc his team rapidly, and made no eiiort
TO stop the horse that the horse lisell
swerved when he saw the two children
i'm front of him. and they were thus only
struck by one wheel of the wagon. he
court decided that as the law required
nroof off malice. and none was shown, he
was compelled To dismiss the charge
which he did after giving the youth an
earnest warning.
This makes The third person arraigned
for fast driving this week, and all OF them
drove the same horse. IL Is Mr.. Leonard s.
the pewsdealer's wagon. Mr.. Leonard
himself was fined $40 his driver Wexlei
was fined $40. and now this boy Bank
has hurt two little boys badly. The
horse. il is understood, has tough mouth
and is driven with faulty bit
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-02
PoiiticalNotes.

The Old Dominion Club will mold a
Grand mass meeting next Wednesday
NIGHT at Old Market Hall. The club
never does anything by halves, and pro-
noses that this meeting shall surpasS any
vet given. They will have band OF
music and brilliant fireworks Among
the speakers invited are Governor Lee,
AN of the candidates for the Legislature,
Mr Beverly T. Crump, Hon. X. +. Beirne,
Hon. J. T. Ellyson, Hon George d. Wise,
Major James II. Dooley, Colonel ;. g..
Witt, j Ran. Tucker, Jr, ESQ, and Mr.. b.
+. Connors. All the Democratic organi-
zations. including the City Committee
and the Executive Committee, are
expected to be present. The hall will be
crowded and the meeting will be as rous-
ing as those which in time past gave the
old Dominion Club its proud reputation.
At Democratic headquarters matters
are brisk. and many voters are getting
their transfers. Headquarters in Clay
ward have been opened on the corner OF
Broad and Laurel streets, Mr. George H.
Hopkins in charge. The City Demo
cratic Committee will meet Tuesday
night. 1t is urgently desired that every
member be present.